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Chautauqua County considers easing residency rule for assistant attorneys to boost hiring
Summary
County Attorney Anna Morgan proposed a local law to allow assistant attorneys who live in adjoining New York counties to be hired without immediate relocation, while keeping residency requirements for department heads.
Chautauqua County County Attorney Anna Morgan asked the Audit and Control Committee on May 22 to consider a local law that would relax residency restrictions for assistant attorney positions, allowing candidates who live in adjoining New York counties to be hired without immediately relocating to Chautauqua County.
“So what this law does is basically says, listen, we don't need this restriction in Chautauqua County the way, the state might have envisioned it completely,” Morgan told the committee, describing the proposal as a measured step designed to expand an applicant pool while retaining local control over top legal…
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